Bell 214 XA-ICL

Summary

On 29 June 2012 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 214 registered XA-ICL, operated by Asesa, was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico, Mexico. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 2012 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 214

Registration

XA-ICL

Operator

Asesa

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN12WA449

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 29, 2012, about 1200 central daylight time, a Bell 412 helicopter, XA-ICL, landed hard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The pilot and 2 crew all received minor injuries. The helicopter sank in the water and has not been recovered. The helicopter was owned and operated by ASESA. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the commercial flight. The flight departed an oil platform and was destined for Ciudad del Carmen. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only. Further information pertaining to his accident may be obtained from: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Col Narvarte, Del. Benito Juárez México, D.F., México c.p. 15620 Tel: 52 55 57239300

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.